The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has recommended 27.94 crore rupees as monetary relief to the families of 1,513 people who were killed and cremated during militancy period in Punjab.The recommendation comes following NHRC investigation into Punjab Mass Cremation case in which illegal killing and disappearances of persons culminated in the cremation of 2,097 bodies in Amritsar, Majitha and Tarn Taran districts between 1984-1994. Of the 2,097 cases, only 1,513 could be identified.

An NHRC spokesperson said the NHRC has recommended the monetary relief to the next of kin of 1,513 deceased whose bodies could be identified out of cases of unidentified 2,097 bodies which were remitted to the Commission by the Supreme Court.